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Jack Welch’s GE Was The Wrong Model To Take From The 90s. Lou Gerstner’s IBM Is The Right One

Digital Tonto

When Jack Welch was named “Manager of the Century” by Fortune magazine in 1999, it was still unclear what his legacy was going to be. Perhaps most of all, great leaders serve the mission of the enterprise by crafting a culture that honors it. As Gerster himself put it, “culture isn't just one aspect of the game; it is the game.

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How college presidents can last in the job to create lasting change

Christensen Institute

Instituting and solidifying lasting change at most colleges and universities is not an overnight phenomenon. Understanding their success has much to teach leaders about how to manage innovation and change. Those individuals’ time in the presidencies have been measured in decades.

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The Profitability of Well-Being: The New Corporate Priority

Business and Tech

From endless cycles of closures and re-openings to restrictions that change business models and structures, businesses have been altered in ways we could have only imagined. So here lies the new corporate priority, the new currency of the work experience, and the new driver of post-pandemic business success: a culture of wellness.

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Data-Driven Mindset: how to implement data culture in your company?

mjvinnovation

Data Culture goes far beyond a strategy that simply guides a company’s data. We wrote this article so you can start implementing this new culture in your company as efficiently as possible. The rise of data-driven culture. Advantages of data culture. Start implementing data culture now. Data Science.

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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

What simple thing can a company do to change their conversation / perspective about innovation? But it can also be a new process, a new combination, a new workflow – really across the board changing the existing order of things, but in such a way that new value is created. I asked them all: What is your definition of “innovation”?

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Are You Prepared for “the Riskiest Year” in Business?

Innovators Alliance

One business leader I follow is Jim DeLoach, managing director of Protiviti , member of Forbes’ CFO network and regular contributor to Forbes magazine. Are you having trouble finding and keeping talent, coping with disruptions, and adapting to changes in workplace culture? If so, you’re not alone, according to DeLoach.

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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

Emotional Intelligence doesn’t change with industry jargon or processes. Oprah’s ability to connect, empathize, and communicate made her a beloved figure on television and helped her venture successfully into areas like magazine publishing, network creation, and philanthropy. By 2012, Ford reported a $5.7